1. Singapore
Last updated: July 2015

2. CONTENT Basic socio-demographic indicators
HIV prevalence and epidemiology
Risk behaviors
Vulnerability and HIV knowledge
HIV expenditure
National response

3. BASIC SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
Total population (in thousands)
5,517 (2014) 4
Annual population growth rate
1.8 (2014) 4
Population aged (thousands)
2,732 (2010) 5
Percentage of population in urban areas
100 (2013) 3
Crude birth rate (births per 1,000 population)
10.1 (2012) 3
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
3 (2012) 2
Human development index (HDI) - Rank/Value
9/0.901 (2013) 1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
82.3 (2013) 1
Adult literacy rate (%)
95.9 ( ) 1
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%)
N/A
GDP per capita (PPP, $US)
55,182 (2013) 3
Per capita total health expenditure (Int.$)
2,556 (2011) 2
Sources: Prepared by based on 1. UNDP. (2014). Human Development Report 2014 Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience; 2. WHO. (2014). World Health Statistics 2014; 3. World Bank. World Data Bank: World Development Indicators & Global Development Finance. Retrieved October, 2014, from h​t​t​p​:​/​/​d​a​t​a​b​a​n​k​.​w​o​r​l​d​b​a​n​k​.​o​r​g​; 4. UN Population Division. (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision - Extended Dataset; and 5. UN Population Division. (2011). World Population Prospects The 2010 Revision.

4. HIV prevalence and epidemiology

5. Annual reported number of HIV cases by gender, 2000-2014
Updated with 2014 data
Source: Prepared by based on Ministry of Health. (2015). Update on HIV/AIDS Situation in Singapore Available at

6. Reported HIV cases by mode of transmission, 1985-2014
Updated with 2014 data
Source: Prepared by based on Ministry of Health. (2015). Update on HIV/AIDS Situation in Singapore Available at

7. Key population size estimates
Year of estimate
People who inject drugs
10,000-20,000
2004
Men who have sex with men
90,000
2011
Source: Prepared by based on 1. Aceijas, C., Stimson, G. V., Hickman, M., et al. (2004). Global Overview of Injecting Drug Use and HIV Infection among Injecting Drug Users. AIDS, 18(17), ; and 2. Mok, P. (2011). Sex Between Men in Your City.

8. HIV prevalence among key populations, 2009-2013
Source: Prepared by based on 1)Ministry of Health Singapore. (2010). UNGASS Country Progress Report: Singapore; 2) Ministry of Health Singapore. (2012). Singapore Global AIDS Response Progress Report, 2012; 3) Chan, R., Chio, M., Lim, S., Poh, K., Tan, A., Loh, B., & Foong, J. (2013). Outreach HIV Testing Project in Venues Frequented by Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) – August 2013 – October ; 4) Singapore Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting 2014; and 5)

9. HIV prevalence among MSM who frequented venues, 2007-2013
Source: Prepared by based on Chan, R., Chio, M., Lim, S., Poh, K., Tan, A., Loh, B., & Foong, J. (2013). Outreach HIV Testing Project in Venues Frequented by Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) – August 2013 – October 2013.

10. HIV prevalence among MSM by venue type, 2007-2013
Source: Prepared by based on Chan, R., Chio, M., Lim, S., Poh, K., Tan, A., Loh, B., & Foong, J. (2013). Outreach HIV Testing Project in Venues Frequented by Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) – August 2013 – October 2013.

11. Risk behaviours

12. Proportion of key populations reported condom use at last sex, 2007-2013
Source: Prepared by based on 1. Ministry of Health Singapore. (2010). UNGASS Country Progress Report: Singapore;
2. Ministry of Health Singapore. (2012). Singapore Global AIDS Response Progress Report, 2012; 3. Singapore Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting 2014; and 4.

13. Proportion of MSM reported consistent condom use in the last 6 months by type of partner, 2010-2013
Source: Prepared by based on Chan, R., Chio, M., Lim, S., Lo, D., Tan, A., Wong, J., & Loh, B. (2013). Outreach HIV Testing Project in Venues Frequented by MSM – November 2011 to February 2012; and Chan, R., Chio, M., Lim, S., Poh, K., Tan, A., Loh, B., & Foong, J. (2013). Outreach HIV Testing Project in Venues Frequented by Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) – August 2013 – October 2013.

14. Proportion of adults (15-49) years who reported having more than one sexual partner in the last 12 months and reported condom use at last sex, 2007
Source: Prepared by based on

15. Vulnerability and HIV knowledge

16. Proportion of surveyed population (18-69) who know that HIV infected person can still look healthy by gender and age group, 2007
Source: Prepared by based on Ministry of Health Singapore (2008). National Behavioural Surveillance Survey (NBSS) on HIV/AIDS among the General Population 2007.

17. Proportion of surveyed population (18-69) who are willing to share a meal with an HIV infected person by gender and age group, 2007
Source: Prepared by based on Ministry of Health Singapore (2008). National Behavioural Surveillance Survey (NBSS) on HIV/AIDS among the General Population 2007.

18. HIV expenditure

19. Domestic public funding, 2007-2011
Source: Prepared by based on

20. AIDS spending by category, 2009-2011
Source: Prepared by based on

21. National response

22. Proportion of key populations who received an HIV test in the last 12 months and know their results,
Source: Prepared by based on 1. Ministry of Health Singapore. (2010). UNGASS Country Progress Report: Singapore;
2. Ministry of Health Singapore. (2012). Singapore Global AIDS Response Progress Report, 2012; and 3.

23. Percent distribution by history of last HIV test among MSM, 2007-2013
Source: Prepared by based on Chan, R., Chio, M., Lim, S., Poh, K., Tan, A., Loh, B., & Foong, J. (2013). Outreach HIV Testing Project in Venues Frequented by Men who have Sex with Mem (MSM) – August 2013 – October 2013.

24. Number of health facilities that offer ART, 2008 - 2011
Source: Prepared by based on 1. Ministry of Health Singapore. (2010). UNGASS Country Progress Report: Singapore; and 2. Ministry of Health Singapore. (2012). Singapore Global AIDS Response Progress Report, 2012.

25. • 9 HIV-positive pregnant women received ARV for PMTCT
Spectrum of engagement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), 2013
• 9 HIV-positive pregnant women received ARV for PMTCT
• 10 infants born to HIV-positive women received ARV prophylaxis to reduce early mother-to-child transmission
• 10 infants received an HIV test within 2 months of birth
Source: Prepared by based on Singapore Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting 2014

26. Punitive laws hindering the HIV response in Singapore
Sources: Prepared by based on UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, and UNODC. (2013). Punitive Laws Hindering the HIV Response in Asia and the Pacific in June 2013

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